(ANSA) - ISTANBUL, FEB 24 - Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei denied today that at least 50 people died in Qom because of the coronavirus, as reported by daimedia.
"Nobody has access to the latest information and the false rumors could be related to misunderstandings, because sometimes the virus's symptoms are the same as those of the flu," said the spokesman. "We shouldn't allow this issue to become political," he added, pointing out that the latest information will be released in a few hours.
Coronavirus: Iran denies 50 deaths to Qom
2020-02-24T10:12:05.777Z
Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei today denied that at least 50 people died in Qom from the coronavirus, as reported in the media. (HANDLE)